Course Description

We will use digital cameras to create fine art photo-cards, and a calendar for sale at local stores. The proceeds will be donated to Drawbridge an arts program that serves homeless and other vulnerable children in seven Bay Area counties. (www.drawbridge.org)

This April, we will explore the San Francisco Bay Area with our digital cameras searching for the perfect shot(s) for our fine art card collection. We will visit the Flower Conservatory, and other destinations in Golden Gate Park, and travel to west Marin, where will visit a photography gallery and then photograph the magnificent beauty of the coastline. Wednesday through Friday we will edit and produce our photo cards, and calendar.

What I Can Expect To Learn

This is an opportunity for you to visit beautiful places in the Bay Area, learn and improve your photography skills, edit your images in Photoshop, add to your portfolio, and help a children’s art program continue to serve children in need.

What You Need to Bring

• Digital Camera (at least 4 megapixels – cell phone cameras are insufficient)
• Good shoes, warm clothing and rain gear
• Pack a bag lunch, and, or bring money for lunch
• Energy, enthusiasm and a sense of adventure

Faculty Leaders

Marianne Owens and Gustavo Jimenez

Schedule of Activities

Monday, 4/12
Meet at school at 8:45 am and depart at 9 am for west Marin. Stop in Pt. Reyes for a gallery visit, and drive to the beach where we will take lots of photos and have a picnic lunch. Return to school to download and edit your photos.

Tues, 4/13
Meet at school at 8:45 am and depart at 9 am for Golden Gate Park. We will photograph at the Conservatory of Flowers, the Japanese Tea Garden and other points of interest in the park; we will have a picnic lunch at the park. Return to school to download and edit your photos.

Wed, 4/14
Meet at school at 9 am edit photos and prepare a slide show of your best photographs, get feedback from the group, make the final edit and upload photos to be printed. We will have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch we will work on our power point presentation for the school assembly.

Thurs, 4/15
Meet at school at 9 am. Demonstration on card making, each student will make fifty cards. We will meet as a group to select photos for the calendar. Create a Power point of our week for the school assembly.

Fri, 4/16
AM: Work on presentations at school
PM: Group presentations to all students